Soapbox: A different racial divide but a divide nonetheless

8:09 PM,
Jul. 16, 2013

Written by

Cynthia K. Shaffer

There is no comparison between Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin, except this:

Gone is the overt de jure racial divide of yesterday, but present is the subtle de facto racial divide of today. Even to this day, Reverend King's words ring remarkably true, "...when you stand at 11:00 on Sunday morning ... you stand in the most segregated hour of Christian America." King's observation is a euphemism regarding America's self-segregation.

Gone are the dignified men and women singing spirituals and praying for those who would harm them, but present is that choir of rapt souls who sing racism to mute ...